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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.

Idioms:

  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.