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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.