"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.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.