"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )