"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.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.

Idioms:

  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.