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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.