"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.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.

Idioms:

  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.