"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.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.

Idioms:

  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.