"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.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.

Idioms:

  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.