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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.