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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.

Idioms:

  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.