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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.