"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.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.