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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means