"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.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.

Idioms:

  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.