"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.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.