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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Unite with ( ঐক্যবদ্ধ হওয়া ) Be united with your friends.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.