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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.