"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.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.