"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.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.

Idioms:

  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.