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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )