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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.