"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.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.

Idioms:

  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )