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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.