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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Unite with ( ঐক্যবদ্ধ হওয়া ) Be united with your friends.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.