"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.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.

Idioms:

  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.