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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.

Idioms:

  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.