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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.

Idioms:

  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.