"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.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.