"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.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.

Idioms:

  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home