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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist