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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.