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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.

Idioms:

  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.