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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.