"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?
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.