"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.