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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.