"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.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.

Idioms:

  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.