"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.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.