"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.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.