"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.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.