"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.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.

Idioms:

  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.