"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.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.

Idioms:

  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.