"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?
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.