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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.