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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.