"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.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.

Idioms:

  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.