"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.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.