"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.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.

Idioms:

  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.