"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.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.