"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.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.