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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.