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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.