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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )