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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.