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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.