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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg