"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.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.

Idioms:

  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.