"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.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.

Idioms:

  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.