"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.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.