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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.

Idioms:

  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.