"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.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story