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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.