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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.