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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.