"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.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.