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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.