"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?
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home