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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up