"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.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.

Idioms:

  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.