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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.