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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.