"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.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.

Idioms:

  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.