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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.