"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.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.