"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.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.