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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.