"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.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.