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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )