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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.