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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.