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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.