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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.

Idioms:

  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.