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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.