"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.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.