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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.

Idioms:

  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )