"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.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )