"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.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.