"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.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.