"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.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.