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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush