"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 with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.