"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.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.