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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.