"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.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.

Idioms:

  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.