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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.