"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.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.

Idioms:

  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family