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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.