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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.