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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather