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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide