"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?
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.