"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?
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.