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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.

Idioms:

  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • 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.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.