"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.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.

Idioms:

  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.