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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.