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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.