"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.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.