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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.