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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.