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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.