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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.