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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.