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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.