"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.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.