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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.