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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.