"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.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.

Idioms:

  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.