"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?
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.