"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.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )