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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.