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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )