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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.

Idioms:

  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide