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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.

Idioms:

  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.