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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.