"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )