"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.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.