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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Unite with ( ঐক্যবদ্ধ হওয়া ) Be united with your friends.

Idioms:

  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.