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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )