"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.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.