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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.