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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.