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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.