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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.