"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.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.

Idioms:

  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.