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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.

Idioms:

  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )