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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.

Idioms:

  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.