"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.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.