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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.