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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.