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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.

Idioms:

  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.