"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.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.

Idioms:

  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.