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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.