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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.