"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.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.