"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.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Interfere with ( হস্তক্ষেপ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Do not interfere with me in my business.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.