"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.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.