"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.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.

Idioms:

  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.