"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.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.

Idioms:

  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.