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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.