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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist