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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • 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.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.