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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.

Idioms:

  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.