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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.