"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.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.

Idioms:

  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.