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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.