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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.