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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.