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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.