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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.