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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Trust to ( বিশ্বাস করা (ব্যক্তি) ) You may trust the work to me.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.