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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )