"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?
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.