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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.

Idioms:

  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.