"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.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush