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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.