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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.

Idioms:

  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.