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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.

Idioms:

  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )