"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.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.