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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )