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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.