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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.

Idioms:

  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.