"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.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.