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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.