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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.