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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.