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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.