"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.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.

Idioms:

  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.