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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.