"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.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.