"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.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )