"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.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )