"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.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.

Idioms:

  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg