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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.

Idioms:

  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.