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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.