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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.

Idioms:

  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )