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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Interfere with ( হস্তক্ষেপ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Do not interfere with me in my business.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.