"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.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.