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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.