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Appropriate Preposition:
- Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
- Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
- Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
- Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
- Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
- Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
Idioms:
- Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
- Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
- Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
- be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
- As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
- Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.