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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.