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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather