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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.