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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.

Idioms:

  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.