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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.

Idioms:

  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up