"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.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.

Idioms:

  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.