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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.