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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.