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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )