"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?
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.

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.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.