"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.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.