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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.