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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.