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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.