"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.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.