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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )