"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.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.