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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.

Idioms:

  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )