"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.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide