"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.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.