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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.