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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.