"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?
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.