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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.

Idioms:

  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.