"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.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.