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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.

Idioms:

  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.