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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.