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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.

Idioms:

  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.