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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home