"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.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide