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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.

Idioms:

  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.