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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )