"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.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.