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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.