"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.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )