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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.