"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.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?

Idioms:

  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.