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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.

Idioms:

  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )