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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.