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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.