"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?
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.