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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • 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.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.