"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.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.