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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.