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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.