"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.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.

Idioms:

  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.