"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?
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.

Idioms:

  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.