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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home