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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.