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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Interfere with ( হস্তক্ষেপ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Do not interfere with me in my business.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.