"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.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.