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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?

Idioms:

  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.