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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.