"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.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.