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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.