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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.

Idioms:

  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.