"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.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.