"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.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.

Idioms:

  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.