"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?
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.