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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.