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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.