"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.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )