"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?
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.