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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.