"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.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.