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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.