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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.