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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.