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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.

Idioms:

  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.