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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.