"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.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.