"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.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Trust with ( বিশ্বাস করা (জিনিস) ) You may trust me with the work.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.