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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.