"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.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.

Idioms:

  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family