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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )