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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • 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.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.