"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.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.