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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.