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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Agree on ( একমত হওয়া (নির্দিষ্ট বিষয়) ) I am agree on this point.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.

Idioms:

  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.