"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.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )