"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.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly