"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.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.