"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.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.

Idioms:

  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.