"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.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.