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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.