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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.