"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.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )