"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.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.