"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.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.

Idioms:

  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.