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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.

Idioms:

  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )