"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?
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.