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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.

Idioms:

  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.