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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.

Idioms:

  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.