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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.