"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.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.