"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?
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.