"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.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.