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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )