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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.