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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.