"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.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.