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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.

Idioms:

  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • 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.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.