"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.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.