"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?
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.