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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • 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.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )