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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.