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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • 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.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.