"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.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.