"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.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.