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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.