"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.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.

Idioms:

  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.