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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.

Idioms:

  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.