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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.