"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.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.