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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.