"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.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.

Idioms:

  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.