"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.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.