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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.