"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.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.