"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.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.