"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.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.

Idioms:

  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.