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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.

Idioms:

  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.