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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.