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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.

Idioms:

  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means