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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.

Idioms:

  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story