"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.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.