"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.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.