"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.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.