"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.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.

Idioms:

  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )