"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.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.