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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.

Idioms:

  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.