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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.