"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?
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.