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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.

Idioms:

  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story