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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.