"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?
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )