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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.

Idioms:

  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.