"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.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.

Idioms:

  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.