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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.