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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.