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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.