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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.

Idioms:

  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.