"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?
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.

Idioms:

  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.