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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.

Idioms:

  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.