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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.