"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.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.