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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.

Idioms:

  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather