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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.