"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.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.