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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.