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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.