"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.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.

Idioms:

  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.