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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.