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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.