"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.