"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.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.