"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.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.