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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.

Idioms:

  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.