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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.