"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.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.