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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.