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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.

Idioms:

  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )