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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.