"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.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.

Idioms:

  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.