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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.