"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.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.

Idioms:

  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )