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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.