"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.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )