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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.