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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

Idioms:

  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.