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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.