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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.