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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.

Idioms:

  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.