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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.