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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.