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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.