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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.