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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.

Idioms:

  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.