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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.

Idioms:

  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.