"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.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.

Idioms:

  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.