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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.