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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.