"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.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.