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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.

Idioms:

  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.