"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.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.