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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.

Idioms:

  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.