"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.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.

Idioms:

  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.