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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.

Idioms:

  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )