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Appropriate Preposition:
- Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
- Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
- Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
- Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
- Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
- Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
Idioms:
- Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
- In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
- know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
- bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
- Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
- A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses