"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.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )