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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.