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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )