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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.