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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.