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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush