"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?
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.