"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.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.

Idioms:

  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.