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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.