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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.

Idioms:

  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.