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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.