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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )