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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.

Idioms:

  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.