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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )