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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.

Idioms:

  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.