"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.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )