"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.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.

Idioms:

  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.