"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.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.