"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.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.