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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.