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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )