"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.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.

Idioms:

  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.