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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.

Idioms:

  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.