"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide