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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.