"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.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.