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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.