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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.