"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?
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.

Idioms:

  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.