"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.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.

Idioms:

  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )