"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.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist