"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.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.