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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • 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.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.