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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.

Idioms:

  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • 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.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.