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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.