"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.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.

Idioms:

  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.