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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.