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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.