"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.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.