"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.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.