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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.