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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.