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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.

Idioms:

  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.