"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.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.

Idioms:

  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.