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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means