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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.