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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.