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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )