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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.