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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home