"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.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Enter into ( প্রবেশ করা ) He entered into the room.
  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )