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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.