"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.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.

Idioms:

  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.