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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.

Idioms:

  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.