"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.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.

Idioms:

  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.