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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.