"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.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.