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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.