"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.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )