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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.