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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.

Idioms:

  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.