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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.