"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.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?

Idioms:

  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.