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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Provide with ( সরবরাহ করা (কোন জিনিস) ) I provide (supply) him with food.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.