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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.