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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.