"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.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.

Idioms:

  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.