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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.