"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.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.

Idioms:

  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.