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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.