"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.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.