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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.