"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.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.