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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.