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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.

Idioms:

  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.