"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?
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.