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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.