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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.

Idioms:

  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.