"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.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.