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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.