"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?
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.