"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.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌

Idioms:

  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.