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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.