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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.