"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.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.