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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.