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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.