"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?
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist