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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.