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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.