"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.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )