"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.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.

Idioms:

  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.