"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.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.