"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.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.