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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.