"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.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.

Idioms:

  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.