"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.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.

Idioms:

  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.