"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.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.