"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.