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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.

Idioms:

  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.