"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.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.

Idioms:

  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.