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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.

Idioms:

  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.