"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.