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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Interfere with ( হস্তক্ষেপ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Do not interfere with me in my business.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • 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.