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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather