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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • 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.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.