"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.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.