"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.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.