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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.