"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.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.