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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.

Idioms:

  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly