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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.