"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?
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.