"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.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.

Idioms:

  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.