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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.