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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.