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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.