"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.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.