"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.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.