"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.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.

Idioms:

  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )