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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.

Idioms:

  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.