"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.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means