"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.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.