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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.