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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.