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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.

Idioms:

  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.