"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.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Interfere with ( হস্তক্ষেপ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Do not interfere with me in my business.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.