"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.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.