"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.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.