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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.