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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.