"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.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.