"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.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel